How to use this set?
- Slide through the words in the first go and try to guess the meaning of the word.
- After the first cycle, flip to view the meanings of those words you do not know.
- Flip through the set again and try to remember the meanings/synonyms/antonyms you have just learnt.
- Repeat the cycle till you perfect it.
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Mosaic; inlaid; ex. Tessellated pattern
Synonyms:
Patchwork, Variegation, Patterned, Motley
Antonyms:
Plain, Un-patterned
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Irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; short-tempered; n. Testiness
Synonyms:
Grumpy, Volatile, Exasperated, Impatient
Antonyms:
Calm, Good-natured
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Government run by religious leaders
Synonyms:
Hierocracy, Oligarchy, Thearchy
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Pertaining to drama; n: actor or actress
Synonyms:
Artist, Entertainer, Performer, Ham
Antonyms:
Non-actor
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Slave; bondage; slavery; ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; cf. Enthrall
Synonyms:
Servitude, Slavery, Helot, Serf
Antonyms:
Freeman, Enslaver
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Worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; ex. Threadbare excuses
Synonyms:
Worn, Ragged, Frayed, Tattered
Antonyms:
Fresh, Unworn
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Careful about money; economical; n. Thrift
Synonyms:
Prudent, Abstemious, Frugal, Provident
Antonyms:
Spendthrift, Wasteful
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Violent anguish
Synonyms:
Agony, Turmoil, Pang, Struggle
Antonyms:
Comfort, Ease
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Strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle
Synonyms:
Choke, Smother, Suffocate, Suppress
Antonyms:
Release, Free
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Block or hinder; baffle; frustrate
Synonyms:
Foil, Curb, Obstruct, Counter
Antonyms:
Aid, Assist
